Ramada Inn, Memphis
Date: 18 September 2006 for 4 days
Trip Adviser member - UK London
Our welcome was professional. They did not have the accommodation we booked (which was a suite). They showed us into a large bedroom whith two queen beds, a clean and tidy bathroom and a coffee machine. They did not have any other accommodation to offer. Housekeeping was very hit and miss (more miss than hit). We actually had to change rooms because housekeeping had overlooked us. The Ramada is rather a long way out of Memphis and parking can be quite expensive, although we discovered you could drive to the starting point of the trolley buses and park up for free, buy a $5 dollar ticket and it lasts 24 hours for unlimited travel

This was easily one of the worst properties we've ever stayed at! The front desk lady was borderline rude, the pool was filthy and the room was disgusting!!!! We found a shard of broken glass and a boot that looked like it belonged to a street walker in the room. The room was full of stains and was in a state of disrepair. We had to fight the door just to get it locked (seemed as if it had been forced into at one time and then was not properly repaired). We were only here for one night, and that was far too long! AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!!

We were scheduled to stay at the Ramada Inn on Sycamore Ave on 5/28/06. I would not recommend this place ever to anyone. There were bugs in the bed. The bathroom ceiling had mold growing and the toilet was filthy. The sink cabinet had broken doors. We wanted our money back but was then given a hassle because I had booked the room on Hotels.com. Memphis was fun but hot. I would stay at the HeartBreak Hotel again even if it is a little more money.

We stayed at the Ramada Inn East Memphis at 1585 Sycamore Road on June 2-4, 2006. When we arrived at 10:30 p.m. Friday night there was a very foul smell outside. It was similar to landfill odor. Upon check in we went to our room #207 upstairs. They have cable television however our cable connection was horrible and it was all static. I called the front desk and she said she would have to move us. My brother-in-law's remote control for the television did not work. We asked the front desk for batteries and the gentleman told us he had every battery but "AA". My husband used the coffee maker and it leaked all over. It is a very small coffee maker. There were two rooms near our room that did not have any door handles on them. You could see through the door handle into the rooms which did not have anything in them. On the Ramada website it indicates that this hotels is "Newly Remodeled" but I think it's not quite there yet. The rooms were okay. Nothing special but everything we needed except for the television not working. The hair dryer was coming off the wall. I had brought a small travel television in our vehicle so I brought it up to the room and connected the cable connection to it. But our television received the same reception. So, I determined it was the cable connection itself. We used the pool and the light at the end of the pool was floating in the water instead of being secured in the side of the pool. I brought all this to the attention of Jeff who indicated he was the manager. The breakfast was fine. They provided sausage and gravy with biscuits on Saturday morning when we were there to eat as well as bagels, toast, muffins, cereal, juice and coffee. The price was right if everything else would have been.